Syracuse, N.Y. -- A nurse who stole drugs from patients at the VA Medical Center is giving up her state nursing licenses.

The state Board of Regents announced Danielle Nicole Vitto of Syracuse agreed to surrender her licensed practical nurse and registered practical nurse licenses after being charged with professional misconduct.

In a signed application, Vitto admitted she stole prescription pain medications.

Vitto stole Hydrocodone, a pain killer, and Zolpidem, a sleeping medication, from VA patients in 2010, according to the board.

She used a hospital computer to review medications patients were getting, then took Hydrocodone and Zolpidem out of a machine that dispenses drugs under the patients' names for her personal use.

The board also announced disciplinary actions against these Central New York health professionals:

Tammy Wilson Pregent, a licensed practical nurse from Tully, was put on probation for two years and fined $500. She was charged with professional misconduct after being convicted in 2011 in Cortland County Court of forgery in the third degree. She was charged with that crime after printing out a prescription for Hydrocodone for herself while working at the Cortland Medical Center in Cortlandville.

M. Christine Mann, a registered professional nurse from Cicero, was placed on probation for one year and fined $500 after admitting she did not maintain accurate patient records. While working at Upstate University Hospital in 2011, Mann incorrectly documented that a patient, who had already been vaccinated against the flu, had not received a flu shot.

Dorothy Kassab, a Canastota dentist, had her license to practice partially suspended in the area of orthodontics. She also was placed on probation for one year and fined $1,000. She admitted she failed to maintain accurate records. The partial suspension will remain in effect until she completes a retraining course in orthodontics. The board said she did orthodontic work on two children and failed to convey or adequately document she conveyed a treatment plan to their parents.

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